sident Woodrow Wilson's military advisor,
             General Scott, argued that the U.S. should support Pancho Villa, because he would become "the George
             Washington of Mexico." In August of 1914, General Pershing met Villa for the first time in El Paso, Texas and was
             impressed with his cooperative composure; Pancho Villa then came to the conclusion that the U.S. would
             Following the assassination of Madero and the assumption of power by Huerta in 1913, he returned to join the
             opposition under the revolutionary Venustiano Carranza. Using "hit and run" tactics, he gained control of northern
             Mexico, including Mexico City. As a result, his powerful fighting force became "La Division Del Norte." The two
             men soon became enemies, however, and when Carranza seized power in 1914, Villa led the rebellion against him.
             By April of 1915, Villa had set out to destroy Carranzista forces in the Battle of Celaya. The battle was said to
             be fought with sheer hatred in mind rath
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